Establishes the essential worker health care program to provide nursing home workers with high quality, affordable health coverage.
The bill establishes the essential worker health care program within the Department of Social and Health Services to provide nursing home workers with high quality, affordable health coverage. Participating employers must offer health care benefits through a qualified health fund. The program aims to address the workforce crisis in Washington's nursing homes by offering increased funding to nursing home operators who commit to offering high quality and affordable health care to their employees. The program is contingent upon approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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